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Reflection and Refraction Concepts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

2.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

3.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
4.

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

a)

The angle of refraction

b)

The angle of incidence

c)

The angle of absorption

d)

The angle of light

5.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
6.

What is the angle of reflection (θr) in the image?

a)

56o

b)

90o

c)

124o

d)

34o

7.

A light ray is incident from water to air. Which of the refracted rays is correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

A ray of light travels from air into a glass block.


Which diagram correctly shows the path of the ray through the glass block?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

The line 90 degress through the refracting or reflecting surface is called?

a)

Medium

b)

Normal

c)

Incidence

d)

Reflection

10.

Refraction happens because light travels _____________ in glass or water compared to air

a)

Faster

b)

The same

c)

At the speed of sound

d)

Slower

11.

An example of total internal reflection is

a)

Fiber Optics

b)

Looking down at someone in a swimming pool

c)

A camera inserted in a person's body during surgery

d)

The 'pool' of water seen when looking into the distance on a hot day

12.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
13.
Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
14.

Why is the spectrum of light seperated into its components of colour when white light is directed to a prism?

a)

The different colours in the white light bend away from the normal line at different angles when entering prism

b)

The different colours in the white light bend towards the normal line at different angles when entering prism

c)

The different colours in the white light bend away from the normal at same speed to each other when entering prism

d)

The different colours in the white light bend towards the normal at same speed to each other when entering prism

15.

When light waves are captured in matter and transferred to a new form of energy we call this:

a)

Absorption

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Dispersion